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Grand Theft Auto V, like its predecessors, has a wide variety of criteria to fulfil in order to attain 100% Completion and ultimately the Career Criminal trophy. The purpose of this guide is to offer a detailed checklist of exactly what is required for 100%, to provide video, text and image descriptions for every collectible, and to give information about the miscellaneous events and activities that are also required.

Note that not all collectibles are required for 100% Completion, but those that aren’t are linked to other single-player trophies. Therefore, we have included these collectibles at the end of this guide in order to keep this as the one-stop place for everything you need to obtain every collectible trophy in the single-player along with Career Criminal.

To keep track of your progress in-game, you can do so by pausing with , scrolling over to the “Stats” tab with and then selecting “100% Checklist”. However, this in-game stats page has very limited information so we highly recommended creating an account with the Rockstar Games Social Club if you haven’t done so already. Once on this site, select “GTA V” from the list of games and then click the “Checklist” tab. This will provide far more detailed stats and will show you everything that is needed for 100% and, more importantly, what you’ve already specifically accomplished (which the in-game page does not tell you).

The game will autosave after you complete every mission or activity which contributes towards 100%. This is helpful indication that something has been completed appropriately. There are also on-screen notifications once you pick up a collectible or perform a Stunt Jump which tells you how many you have or how many are required.

100% completion is unmissable; your choice of ending will not prevent Career Criminal from being attainable.

The following list contains a brief overview of everything that is required for 100% Completion and the Career Criminal trophy. For more detailed descriptions, please refer to the guide below. If completing a particular action unlocks a certain trophy, this will be listed too.

Story Missions (50%)

All 69 Story Missions, including all 5 of Lester’s Assassination Contracts (All story-related trophies).

Strangers and Freaks (10%)

Only 20 of the 58 Strangers and Freaks Missions are required for 100%. However, they have to be the following 20 specific missions available to Franklin rather than any 20:

Tonya (5 Towing missions).

Beverley (5 Paparazzo missions).

Hao (Shift Work mission).

Barry (only Franklin’s 2 missions).

Fanatic (only Franklin’s mission).

Dom (4 Extreme missions).

Omega (Completed after collecting and returning all 50 Spaceships Parts to Omega).

4 Friend Activities (go to the Cinema, play Darts, go to the Strip Club and visit a Bar).

The following accomplishments are not required for 100% in-game completion, but are required for certain miscellaneous trophies. These will be covered fully in this guide:

All 50 Stunt Jumps (Show Off).

All 50 Under The Bridges (Close Shave).

All 15 Knife Flights (Close Shave).

30 Nuclear Waste (Waste Management).

For your convenience, we have provided a spreadsheet for the 100% Completion checklist. Simply click the link below to open it on Google Drive, then in the top-left corner click "File" and then "Download As" to save it to your computer, or just print it off and use it that way. We'd like to say a huge thank you to GoddessMushu for creating this:

There are a total of 69 Story Missions in GTA V, which contribute 50% of total game completion. The following spoiler tag contains the names of all the story missions in approximate order (as many of the missions can be undertaken in a different order depending on the player's preference):

Strangers & Freaks are the side-missions in GTA V and encompass 10% of the total completion. They are found by the various “?” symbols found around the map, but they can only be activated by the character appropriate to that side-mission. You can discern this by looking at the colour of the question mark: green () for Franklin, blue () for Michael and orange () for Trevor.

Only 20 of the 58 Strangers and Freaks missions are required for 100%. They are specifically the following missions, which are all Franklin's:

Hobbies & Pastimes make up 10% of the total completion percentage. They are centred around the sporting and recreational activities available in the game. Only 42 of the 59 available Hobbies & Pastimes are required for 100%, but they have to be the following specific activities, not just any 42:

Get a private lap dance at the strip club

The strip club can be found by the icon on the map. To get a private dance, walk around inside near the dancers until one of them approaches you for a dance. Agree to it and pay $40 to complete this task.

Shooting Range

The shooting range can be found at the special Ammu-Nation stores on the map, represented by the icon. Go to the back of the store to the shooting range and certain challenges will be available. There are a total of 6 weapon types, each with 3 challenges. You must score at least a Bronze medal on each of the 18 challenges for 100%. They are:

Hand Guns

Submachine Guns

Assault Rifles

Shotguns

Light Machine Guns

Heavy

Street Races

You are required to obtain at least a Bronze medal in each of the 5 Street Races around the map. These are only available to Franklin between the hours of 20:00 and 05:00 after you have completed the "Shift Work" Strangers & Freaks mission for Hao. The icon will only appear on the map during this time, so wait around or sleep if you need to advance time. Once you have completed one race, Hao will text you the location of the next one.

You race with the car you take with you, so for the best chance of winning take a fast sports car and perhaps even mod it if you want the extra edge. Franklin's driving ability ( and smulatenously) will be invaluable as you never have to brake if you use it in small bursts to turn sharp corners.

The five races are:

South Los Santos (The "Shift Work" Strangers & Freaks mission)

City Circuit

Airport

Freeway

Vespucci Canals

Off-Road Races

You are required to obtain at least a Bronze medal in each of the 6 Off-Road Races around the map, found by the icon. All races are available from the start of the game, but you must score a medal in one race to unlock the next one.

As with the street races, using Franklin is preferable as his driving special ability makes it easy to stay on the tight, twisty and bumpy tracks.

The six races are:

Canyon Cliffs

Ridge Run

Mineward Spiral

Valley Trail

Lakeside

Eco Friendly

Sea Races

You are required to obtain at least a Bronze medal in each of the 4 Sea Races around the map. They can be found at the locations with the icon on the map and are located after completing the "Hood Safari" story mission. The four races are:

East Coast

North East Coast

Raton Canyon

Los Santos

Win at Tennis

For this requirement, you have to win a single match of tennis. It doesn’t matter how long the match is, so if you want it done quickly you can set the match to just one game. However, if you set a match to be a set long (for example), you have to win the whole set and you can't just quit after one game. Tennis courts are represented by the icon on the map. The easiest location to earn this is on the court round the back of Michael’s house in Vinewood. She should be very easy to defeat.

Play 9 holes of Golf and finish on Even or Under Par.

The Los Santos Golf Course is represented on the map with a icon.

Just as the requirement says, you need to finish a round of golf (9 holes in this game) with a score Under Par or Even Par. If you have done this step correctly, at the end of your round it will say "Good Game!" followed by your score. If you finish over par, you will need to play golf again as it will not count towards your completion %.

The "Par" score is the average number of shots you should take to finish a hole and there are Par 3, 4 and 5 holes on the course depending on the length of the hole. Finishing a hole 2 shots under Par is an "Eagle", 1 shot under Par is a "Birdie", a Par score is obviously "Par", one shot over Par is a "Bogey", then Double Bogey, Triple Bogey etc.

Golf is actually pretty easy on this game, and the higher your strength stat, the further you can hit the ball. Press to preview your shot, to change your club and then hold until the cursor goes into the yellow area, before quickly pressing to swing. Hold and the in any direction to apply spin when the ball is in the air.

Win at Darts

You can play darts in various bars around the map. Locations where darts is available are shown by a icon on the map.

You can set the match length to just "1 leg", so this should take less than a minute. To win, you must get down to 0 from 301, so you should aim for the small red section halfway up the "20" for 60 points. You need to finish on a double (the red or green section furthest away from the bullseye) or the bullseye to win. Aim the cursor with the and then press to throw your dart. You can press once per leg to focus the crosshairs, so the best advice is to save this for your final throw for a double to increase your chances of hitting it.

Triathlon Races

You are required to obtain at least a Bronze medal in each of the 3 Triathlon Races around the map. Triathlon Races contain a running, cycling and swimming component, so a character with a maxed stamina stat should be used in these races. They can be found by the icon, and the three races are:

Vespucci Canals

Alamo Sea

Coyote Cross Country

The first two traithlon events should only take a maximum of 5 minutes, but "Coyote Cross Country" will take around half an hour. It's extremely repetitive and tedious, so it is very important that you don't get disqualified by barging into another competitor, leaving the confines of the course or getting a Wanted level and having to retry. Also bear in mind that it is almost guaranteed that other competitors will be ahead of you by the end of the second section (cycling), but it is vitally important not to give up or retry as the third section (running) is when their stamina really catches up with them, allowing you to breeze past. You can also pause the game at any time and resume after a short break if you start getting thumb cramps or strain due to mashing .

Flight School

You are required to obtain at least a Bronze medal in each of the 12 Flight School lessons. The Flight School can be found by the icon on the map, which is in Los Santos International Airport. These 12 lessons act as a tutorial to flying, and are as follows:

Training Take Off

Runway Landing

Inverted Flight

Knife Flight

Flat Hatting

Touch Down

Loop The Loop

Helicopter Course

Helicopter Speed Run

Skydiving

Drop Zone

Earn Your Wings

Parachuting

You must complete all 13 Base and Heli Jumps to fulfil this requirement. Parachute jump locations can be found by the icon on the map.

Random Events contribute 15% towards 100% Completion. There are a total of 57, but only 14 are required to be completed for 100%. They are randomly activated whilst driving or running around Los Santos or Blaine County and are shown by either a blue dot on the mini-map (representing someone who needs help) or a red dot (an enemy or vehicle that needs stopping). Just approach the dot and complete the task that is required.

There are a total of 50 Spaceship Parts in GTA V, and collecting them all will earn you From Beyond The Stars and count towards 100% game completion. In order for the Spaceship Parts to spawn on the map, you must first complete the main story mission “Fame or Shame” (Mission 19 of 69) and then start the Freaks and Strangers side-mission "Far Out" by talking to Omega. He can only be found by Franklin and is located at the green question mark in the eastern section of Sandy Shores. Once you have found all 50 Parts, return to Omega for a cutscene, after which the trophy will unlock. Note that the Parts can be found by any of the three characters, but only Franklin can begin and finish the mission.

The Spaceship Parts are small, glowing objects and emit a resonating vibration sound when you get close. Beware that 6 of them (#28, #33, #36, #37, #45 and #46) can only be reached with a helicopter. You can easily find one of these on the helipad on the roof of the South Los Santos hospital, which is shown at 10:39 in the above collectible video and in the location shown on the image below:

Locations

Here is the full collectible map for the Spaceship Parts. Please click on the image below to be taken to the full-sized map in full 8192 x 8192 resolution! The numbers on the map match up with the video and the numbers listed below. #1 is located at the very north of the map, so follow the trail from there.

Clicking the bolded number/location below that designates each collectible will take you to that specific Spaceship Part in the video.

On the top of the hill is a small house with a green roof and a US flag outside the front. Behind the house is a white banner strung between two posts with “Welcome” written on it. The Part is located under this banner.

By the side of the freeway is an area where water comes out and flows down under the freeway. You should see a brown metal walkway with three concrete pillars jutting out from underneath it. On the middle of these pillars is the Spaceship Part.

In between the two huge domes is a set of stairs. Take the first flight up and at the fork take the left staircase. Keep following the stairs and you’ll eventually come to a building with a ladder on top of the dome. Climb the ladder and drop down onto the pipe. Run along the pipe, and halfway between the two domes on the pipe will be the Spaceship Part.

In a fenced area you will see four decorated alien-like sculptures that look like futuristic towers. Go inside the entrance and the ledge around the bottom of the right-hand tower will have the Spaceship Part on it.

This Part is located on the roof of Central Los Santos Medical Centre. Climb up the stairs to the top of the first roof, then up the ladder to get onto the highest roof. The Spaceship Part will be next to the helicopter on the right-hand side.

This Part is located in a tunnel, the entrance of which can be found in Textile City. Drive into the tunnel and take a right at the fork. Keep driving along the train tracks until you are met with two enclosed tunnels. Take the left tunnel and drive through it until you are met with another choice of two tunnels. Take the right one this time and drive through it a short way until you come out into a room. Go up the ramp to the right to find some constructions workers stood around. The Spaceship Part is located behind the red barrier next to a table with a blueprint on it.

Next to the road you will see a huge “Destroy The Ring” billboard. Climb up the ladder that goes up the billboard’s supporting pole. Go up the short ramp and then climb the second ladder. The Spaceship Part will be on the platform at the top of the billboard.

This is located inside the Vinewood studios. You will have to drive or run through the barrier at the entrance. Take the first left and then right in front of you will be an open doorway and some stairs. Go up the stairs, take a right and then a right again up another set of stairs. Climb over the wall in front of you and the Spaceship Part will be on the balcony here.

By the side of the lake is a small stone building. If you dive into the lake just to the right of the building, you should see the Spaceship Part behind you on the seafloor next to the side of the stone wall.

[Helicopter Required] You will see a concrete jetty sticking out from the side of the road with a circular building at the end of it. Unfortunately, the building is too high to climb up so you will need to delicately land a helicopter on top of it to grab the Spaceship Part.

[Helicopter Required] This is another one which requires a helicopter. You will need to land your helicopter on the roof of the Galileo Observatory, and the Spaceship Part will be located next to the dome on the left-hand side of the roof.

On your map you should see a stream going off from the side of the road. Follow this stream about halfway and you should see an opening in the rock face in front of you. Just inside the entrance is this Spaceship Part.

Behind the house at the end of the short road is a swimming pool. Right next to this is small white concrete square on the ground that has a telescope erected on it at night. On the ground next to the telescope is this Part.

On the side of a hill is a farm area with lots of hedges. The Spaceship Part is located halfway up the hill in between the rows of hedges. You won’t be able climb over them so you’ll have to find a gap in the side and run along the row.

Underneath the bridge you will see a waterfall. Do not dive in off the bridge as you will die. Work your way down and in the small pool at the bottom of the waterfall, dive down and find the Spaceship Part underwater.

[Helicopter Required] This Part is quite tricky and requires a helicopter. Fly up to the side of Mount Josiah where you can see levels of rock, almost like giant steps. You should see the Part glowing on one of the ledges, so land your helicopter on the one above it and jump down.

[Helicopter Required] This is by far the most difficult Spaceship Part to get. It will require extremely precise control with a helicopter, or pinpoint landing with a parachute. If you are using a helicopter like in the video, you will need to land perfectly in between the concrete support beam and the underside of the bridge. The Spaceship Part will be on a ledge.

There are a total of 50 Stunt Jumps in GTA V, and completing all of them will earn you Show Off, whilst only completing 25 of them is required for 100% game completion.

It is best to do the Stunt Jumps while playing as Franklin. You can trigger his special ability by pressing and simultaneously to slow down time while driving, which will come in very handy for lots of these stunts. The best vehicle for these Stunt Jumps is the Pegassi Bati 801 motorbike which can be bought from the vehicle dealership on your mobile phone for $10,000, whilst any of the fast sports cars found in the Vinewood area will usually suffice. If you find yourself stuck at a jump, use the same type of vehicle that is shown in the video.

You must always land in a specific area, or even a very specific spot to complete the Stunt Jump. If you drive too fast or too slow, you might miss the target area and the stunt will fail. Therefore, it is highly recommended that you make use of the quick save feature (accessed from your mobile phone) before you attempt every jump. After loading the save game you will be sitting on your vehicle again and still be at the exact same spot where you saved the game. That way you will never lose any progress if you die or destroy your vehicle, and it will save lots of time otherwise spent finding a new vehicle or lining up the jump again.

It seems that some people have been having problems with the quick save feature and that saving when parked up in front of the jump causes their vehicle to disappear when reloading. However, if you save when driving instead of when you are parked, you will always have your vehicle when reloading.

Locations

Here is a map showing all the locations of the Stunt Jumps. The numbers on the map correspond to the locations in the video and those listed below. Please click the image to be taken to a full-sized map:

Clicking each number/location will take you to that specific Stunt Jump in the video.

There are a total of 50 Under the Bridge challenges in GTA V. You only need 25/50 to contribute towards 100% Completion, but you need all 50 to work towards the Close Shave trophy.

First off, get a Maverick helicopter from the South Los Santos Hospital helipad. If the Maverick doesn't spawn, go down to the street and up to the helipad again. You can complete all 50 Under the Bridges with it. Most of them are really quite easy, with just a few hard ones. You might also want to max out the "Flying" statistic of one of your characters first (Trevor will be nearly maxed when you gain control of him) by completing the Flight School, as it will greatly help with stability.

Again, in case you fail and hit the bridge of if your helicopter gets massively damaged, you can use the quick save and immediately reload the game. The helicopter will automatically be repaired when loading the save game. Also make use of quick save before attempting the harder Under the Bridge challenges.

Here is a map detailing all Under The Bridges locations. Please click the image below for a full-sized version of the map:

There are a total of 15 Knife Flight challenges in GTA V. You only need 8/15 to contribute towards 100% Completion, but you need all 15 to complete the other half of the Close Shave trophy, along with 50 Under The Brudges as mentioned above.

First off, get a fighter jet from Ford Zancudo. You can complete all 15 Knife Flights with it. Alternatively, you can also try to get a stunt airplane, which land at the airport in the desert from time to time. To learn how Knife Flights work you should visit the Flight School at Los Santos Airport. Basically, you use the to tilt your plane on its side, and then use the rudders with and to maintain altitude and balance. Having a character with a maxed-out "Flying" statistic will give you more control over your aircraft, so Trevor is the easiest for this as he has almost maxed flying as soon as you get him.

If your jet gets massively damaged, you can use the quick save feature and immediately reload the game. It will automatically be repaired when loading the save game. Also make use of quick save before attempting the harder Knife Flight Stunts as they will almost certainly take a few tries.

Here is a map detailing all Knife Flight locations. Please click the image below for a full-sized version of the map:

There are a total of 50 Letter Scraps in GTA V. Finding all of them is needed for both 100% completion and A Mystery, Solved. The Letter Scraps can be collected at any time, even at the very beginning of the story. Unlike some other GTA V collectibles, there are no special requirements or side missions necessary to make them appear in the open world. There is also no specific character requirement for the Scraps, as you can pick them up with all 3 characters.

The Letter Scraps are small, glowing pieces of paper. Just like with the Spaceship Parts, some of them can only be reached with a helicopter. You can easily get one from the South Los Santos hospital helipad, or the Sandy Shores helipad.

The following spoiler shows what is required to complete this mission and earn the trophy:

After finding all 50 Letter Scraps, you must go to the green "?" labelled "Killer" while playing as Franklin. There you will meet Dreyfuss. You must kill him in order to complete the Strangers & Freaks mission (also required for 100%) and to unlock A Mystery, Solved. Collecting the 50 Letter Scraps won't be enough, you must finish this side mission!

Locations

Here is the full collectible map for the Letter Scraps. Please click on the image below to be taken to the full-sized map in full 8192 x 8192 resolution! The numbers on the map match up with the video and the numbers listed below. #1 is located at the very north of the map, so follow the trail from there.

In the campsite, which seems to be the home of an anti-capitalism protest, there will be a white tent with a “Social Justice For All” banner hanging outside of it along with some multi-coloured crates. In the entrance of this tent is the Letter.

Just off the shore is a lighthouse. Swim over across to it, and on the left-hand side of the circular base is a small ledge and some stairs. Climb up these and the Letter will be on the floor in front of you behind the lighthouse.

This is on top of the huge yellow crane in Los Santos. You can access the ladder underground in the construction site, then you’ll have to climb up all the way to the top which will take several minutes. At the very top is the Letter.

This one involves climbing quite a few containers in the shipment area. First climb up the yellow “Post Op” container, and then the grey “Jetsam” one. Jump over the small gap to the next container, then climb up the one either side to jump across to the blue on which the Letter sits on top of.

This is located on the western-most boat on dry land in this area. Cross the small yellow bridge to get on the boat, then take the steps up to the captain’s bridge and the Letter is just behind the enclosed section.

At the end of the pier is a large blue/grey building. Climb up the stairs on the left-hand side of the grey section and cross the bridge to the right of the toilets. The Letter will be next to a couple of blue umbrellas on the floor.